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Blast near Kabul hospital kills 3, wounds 16, medics say
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion went off Tuesday at the entrance of a military hospital in Kabul, killing three people and wounding at least 16, health officials said. The blast went off at the...
Nov 02, 2021
Arab world's legendary singer, Sabah Fakhri, dies at 88
BEIRUT (AP) - One of the Arab world's most famous singers, Sabah Fakhri, who has entertained generations with traditional songs and preserved extinct forms of Arabic music, has died, Syria's governmen...
Nov 02, 2021
Carbon pricing and election conspiracy theories: In The News for Nov. 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 02, 2021
Elections Canada probed how many Canadians have a 'conspiracy mindset'
OTTAWA - Elections Canada was curious to know how many Canadians believed in conspiracy theories in the lead up to the recent federal vote. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had two years left in his mino...
Nov 02, 2021
B.C. government to discuss old-growth logging with release of advisory panel report
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government was expected to discuss today the next steps it will take on old-growth logging in the province. Forests Minister Katrine Conroy was scheduled to release the...
Nov 02, 2021
Trudeau takes carbon pricing debate to the global stage at COP26
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will push the world to negotiate a minimum price on pollution at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow today. Trudeau will start his second and fin...
Nov 02, 2021
Judge says Kobe's widow won't have to undergo mental exam
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant's widow won't have to undergo psychiatric testing for her lawsuit over graphic photos of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, her 13-year-old daugh...
Nov 01, 2021
Judge says Kobe's widow won't have to undergo mental exam
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant's widow won't have to undergo psychiatric testing for her lawsuit over graphic photos of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, her 13-year-old daugh...
Nov 01, 2021
Drasaitl dominant as red-hot Edmonton Oilers down Seattle Kraken 5-2
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl had two goals and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers continued their hot start to the season with a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Monday. Duncan Keith, Kyle Turris a...
Nov 01, 2021
Swearing-in a new four years
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat's new mayor, Linnsie Clark, along with eight councillors, marked their first official day on the job during a small swearing-in ceremony at City Hall Monday night.In fr...
Nov 01, 2021